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Bridgeworks Project Will Reach Full Funding With $2 Million Loan From Cuyahoga County
The $100-million project will break ground this year, developers said
Mark Oprea
Mark Oprea is a staff writer at Scene. He's covered Cleveland for the past decade, and has contributed to TIME, NPR, Narratively, the Pacific Standard and the Cleveland Magazine. He's the winner of two Press Club awards.
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Cleveland Has Doubled Down on Collections of Unpaid City Income Taxes
The Bibb administration is also working harder to collect on delinquent debts, like unpaid parking tickets and ambulance fees
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Superior Midway Bike Project Could Be Threatened by Proposed State Budget Bill Revision From Rep Tom Patton
“If the state unilaterally kills this critical infrastructure project, not only could we lose millions in federal infrastructure dollars, but we could jeopardize our ability to get federal funding in the future.”
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Downtown’s StoneFruit Coffee, Originally Slated to Close, to Reopen as Lionheart Under New Management
The shop in the 5th Street Arcades debuts this weekend
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Loren Naji Sues INTRO Developer and Panzica Construction After His 3,000-Pound Sculpture Disappeared From Ohio City
“That was my pride, and I’ll never be able to see it again,” the artist said of the piece
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RTA Launches ‘Microtransit’ Experiment in Solon to Bring Riders ‘To The Front Door’ of Jobs
The first-mile, last-mile pilot program has a new shuttle dropping riders off directly at nearby employers
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Here’s What Happened to the Plan to Open a Constantino’s in Tremont
In 2015, Tremont West handed Constantino’s $742,000 from a Federal grant to open in the neighborhood. Eight years later, with plans long dead, it’s still fighting to get the money back
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Impossible Art, a Gen Z-Run Creative Experiment, Aims to Liven Up Hingetown Arts Scene
The space will host artists, “about a dozen” shows per month and offer a monthly membership that will bring discounts at neighboring businesses
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Euclid Beach Mobile Home Residents Fret About Future After Plans Announced to Boot Them, Turn Land Into Park
The 139 residents will have 12 to 15 months to vacate
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Some Cleveland Leaders Took the Transit Week Challenge and Rode RTA Instead of Driving. What Now?
Selfies galore, but also critical (and common) observations about frequency and funding
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West Side Market Nonprofit Board Announced, Master Plan Unveiled
A consultant laid out many suggestions that have been tossed around for years
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Gov. Mike DeWine Gives Thumbs Up to Ohio Passenger Rail Expansion Study
If all goes smoothly, Amtrak says trains could be rolling in three to four years